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After a flawless defensive display at Stamford Bridge, where the Premier League champions led through Willian’s strike, Christensen’s loose pass evaded Cesc Fabregas with 15 minutes to play. Barca captain Andres Iniesta subsequently set up Lionel Messi to beat the otherwise untested Thibaut Courtois to earn the Catalans a crucial away goal to take into the second leg on March 14. Conte left club captain Gary Cahill on the bench but the Italian said he did not regret selecting Christensen in the heart of a back three, the Denmark international flanked by Antonio Rudiger and Cesar Azpilicueta....

The Blues are expected to strengthen again in the new year, with a lack of depth within their ranks exposed during the current campaign. Being free of European commitments in 2016-17 allowed Conte to focus all of his efforts on a successful title bid, but greater rotation is required this year with Champions League football back on the agenda. Chelsea have progressed to the last 16 of that competition, but they have already conceded defeat in the defence of their English top-flight crown and it now remains to be seen what approach they take to further recruitment....

Madrid were thrashed 5-1 by great rivals Barcelona on Sunday as Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick, surely sealing Lopetegui’s fate. According to Spanish media, Real directors are set to meet later on Monday afternoon, when Lopetegui’s sacking could be confirmed. He was named coach only 139 days ago, with his decision to accept the post costing him the chance to lead Spain at the World Cup. But Madrid’s dreadful recent run showed no sign of abating at the Camp Nou....

Conte won’t sell Begovic unless replacement is found Mason and Cahill accidentally clashed heads during the opening stages of last Sunday’s 2-0 victory for the Premier League leaders at Stamford Bridge - the England centre-back later scored - and the impact left the former Spurs midfielder hospitalised with a fractured skull. Hull have reported the 25-year-old is making “excellent progress” following surgery at St Mary’s Hospital in London and Conte once again extended Chelsea’s well wishes....

The La Liga giants are reeling after losing star attacker Neymar, with the Brazil international having agreed to join Paris Saint-Germain for a world-record fee of €222 million. Get Chelsea’s EPL title odds The sudden departure of Neymar so close to the start of the 2017-18 campaign leaves Barcelona in a difficult scramble to replace him, but the Catalan club are now flush with cash. Rumours have placed them with numerous players, including Philippe Coutinho, Kylian Mbappe and now Hazard, who has been linked with a big move to La Liga in the past....

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea’s renaissance under Antonio Conte comes under renewed scrutiny when the Premier League leaders visit Manchester City this weekend on the back of a seven-match winning streak. Only one point separates the two sides with Chelsea on 31 and City on 30 but Conte’s impact at Stamford Bridge appears greater than his City counterpart Pep Guardiola’s at the Etihad. That is largely due to the contrast from last season....

Purpose of Therapy Recovering normal joint mobility after surgery can be a significant challenge. The stiffness of a joint can be a complication that limits outcomes and causes pain. Because of this, some surgeons use CPM to try to prevent scar tissue formation and improve range of motion. It may be recommended after procedures like ACL reconstruction or frozen shoulder surgery, but CPM is most likely to be prescribed after knee replacement or knee cartilage repair surgery....

The conceit of Control places players in the role of Jesse Faden exploring the paranormal government agency headquarters The Oldest House. Home to Federal Bureau of Control, the ever-shifting Oldest House contains an evil that gets unleashed into the world. RELATED: What Is Control? In Game Rant’s Control review, we called it “quite possibly Remedy’s best game yet” and gave it four and a half stars out of five. Other reviews from around the web are heaping on the praise too with some minor reservations....

Twitter user Snorlax Ownz shared a screenshot taken from the PlayStation Quest that they received, tasking them to respond to a survey question. The question they received was, “Which of the following NFT/Digital Collectibles would you most be interested in purchasing?” Responses included NFTs related to players’ favorite game characters, esports players or teams, favorite music artists, and even EVO-branded NFTs. The broader heading for the question was listed as “What Do You Collect Most?...

Referee Guido Winkmann blew his whistle to signal the end of the opening 45 minutes of the match, with players from both sides leaving the pitch for the interval. But a VAR intervention saw Winkmann call the players back from the dressing rooms after a handball by Freiburg defender Marc-Oliver Kempf was spotted on video replays. After a lengthy delay, Pablo De Blasis stepped up to take the spot-kick for Mainz, beating Alexander Schwolow in the seventh minute of stoppage time to open the scoring for his side....

Bush (equal) Visits his base of bonus-stuffed satraps on Wall Street. Gets cheered until he zaps exec pay. Jealous? Ari Fleischer (down) After bashing folks for speaking freely post-9/11, turns out the former prez press secretary outed CIA agent. Biden (down) Self-described bloviator swallows foot while tossing hat in the ring. Not very “articulate.” Global warming (up) In Davos and D.C., finally getting respect as earth-shaking crisis. Will White House feel the heat?...

Louie Alonso Alberto, 52, was caught on Tuesday at a nursing home in Seal Beach, California, according to a statement from the Orange County District Attorney (OCDA). His victim, 85, reportedly suffers from dementia. Alberto previously served time in prison inflicting corporal injury on a spouse. The OCDA’s statement explained how nursing staff at the home had to force their way into the resident’s room after they heard screaming. Alberto had seemingly used a wheelchair to barricade himself in the room, where he was found on top of the victim in bed....

Opener Cook scored a sensational century in his 162nd Test appearance on Monday, receiving an incredible, extended ovation as he helped England towards a 118-run triumph at the Oval. The win was sealed by James Anderson flattening Mohammed Shami’s middle stump for his 564th wicket in the longest format, sending him past Glenn McGrath to become the most prolific seamer in Tests. It helped provide England’s leading Test run scorer Cook, whose 218 across two innings sent him up to fifth on the all-time list with 12,472, with a fitting send-off....

Cook, who will sit out the remainder of Essex’s County Championship campaign, scored 71 and 147 in his two innings in the 118-run triumph over India at the Oval that wrapped up a 4-1 series win, sending him up to fifth on the all-time Test runs list with 12,472. The 33-year-old was named Man of the Match for his role in England’s victory and moved up 11 positions in the updated rankings on Wednesday....

Quade Cooper made an emphatic statement to Wallabies selectors ahead of the Lions tour as he steered the Queensland Reds to an upset 31-23 win over the Waikato Chiefs on Saturday. A day after Cooper was surprisingly omitted from Robbie Deans’ 30-man preliminary squad, the playmaker was a central figure in the Reds’ bonus-point win over the defending champions and New Zealand conference leaders. Cooper’s absence from the squad for June’s British and Irish Lions tour so incensed former Wallaby fullback Greg Martin that he accused New Zealand-born coach Deans of trying to sabotage Australian rugby....

While Zidane went on to achieve great heights with the Blancos, only time will tell how much success the junior Zidane can have. As for papa Zidane, he certainly is a proud father and an even prouder manager as his young side beat Cultural Leonesa 6-1 at the Bernabeu. Also Read: Copa Del Rey 2016: Real Madrid 6-1 Cultural Leonesa - 5 Talking Points “I am proud as a father and manager for Enzo’s goal,” Zidane said....

Victor Ibarbo gave Atletico the lead in the 13th minute at Lima’s Estadio Nacional here on Tuesday and the Colombian outfit defended resolutely thereafter to extend their record to five wins from as many matches, reports Xinhua news agency. Peru’s Sporting remained third in Group IV, three points behind Argentine side Huracan, who drew 0-0 with Penarol. In other matches on Tuesday, Venezuela’s Trujillanos beat The Strongest of Bolivia 2-1, and Mexico’s Toluca accounted for Argentine side San Lorenzo 2-1....

Generally speaking, wars mess things up–if not right away, then eventually. The Vietnam War boom, for example, led straight to inflation and recession. Gulf War II and its impact on confidence may cut U.S. growth this year by 1 to 1.5 percent and world growth by 0.5 percent. That’s a lot of jobs lost. For now, stocks are chasing every wiggle in the war news. On good days, almost everything rises–the dogs and the healthy stocks alike....

Police believe he may have kidnapped the child and he is now being hunted by authorities in the United States and Mexico. Mother Racquel Sabean’s decomposing body was found under a blanket on the back seat of her car in the Mexican border city of Tijuana after locals complained about a bad smell coming from the vehicle. Baby Valentina Sabean was reported missing June 10 but has not been seen since April 17....

United flight 814 was headed from Frankfurt am Main to Washington Dulles International Airport near the U.S. capital. As passengers strapped in for nine hours in the sky, an airport security employee spotted something in a computer scan of luggage that was already in the belly of the Boeing 767. What caught the inspector’s attention was a steel and brass steampunk sculpture that included gears, chains, metal tubes and industrial goggles — and the casing of a hand grenade....